China Airlines Repaints Its Toasted 737, Translates "Chutzpah" into Chinese

As every self-respecting New Yorker knows, "chutzpah" is a Yiddish word which mean to have great audacity or unmitigated gall. It describes an especially brazen kind of shamelessness, which is why the classic example of chutzpah is the guy who, while on trial for killing his parents, pleads for mercy because he's now an orphan.

Given this acute level of cultural nuance, it should come as no surprise that there's no perfect translation for "chutzpah" in Chinese. But  the expression 大胆 -- da  dŽan, or "great courage" -- comes pretty close.  "Great courage" is the literal translation, but the connotations of 大胆ƒ† are such that could also be understood to mean "big balls."  And 大胆ƒ† is exactly what Taiwan's China Airlines demonstrated earlier this week when the carrier rushed to cover over the words "China Airlines" from the fuselage of its 737 after the aircraft caught fire in Okinawa, Japan.

The accident took place on Monday. On Tuesday, witnesses saw a service crew splashing white paint over the name "China Airlines" and the plum flower logo on the aircraft's tail. (On the image to the right, the Japanese text says "yesterday" on the top and "today" on the bottom.)

No one was killed in the accident, so the Japanese press can have a guilt-free field day with the incident. Here's how Mainichi Daily News tells the story:

China Airlines has painted over its name and logo on the wreckage of a passenger jet that exploded in flames at Naha Airport in Okinawa moments after passengers slid down emergency chutes to escape.

The airline painted over the name "China Airlines" on the left-hand side of the aircraft and the company's logo on the plane's tail fin.

After the accident, photographs and video footage of the jet continued to appear in news reports, and the company apparently painted over the name and logo to limit further damage to its image.

Before painting over the name and logo, the airline sought permission from the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission. Officials granted the request, judging that it would not hinder the investigation into the accident, and the airline painted over the markings following inspections carried out on Tuesday.

When questioned over the move, an official from the Taiwan-based airline said, "We followed international procedures. We do not have detailed information."

That right there? That's 大胆ƒ† in action!

This BBC video offers footage of passengers escaping from the burning plane moments before it exploded, as well as some sobering facts about China Airlines's safety record. As the narrator explains, China Airlines has had "four fatal accidents in the last 13 years, with some 675 people dead."

Investigators now suspect that fuel line maintenance errors may be the cause of Monday's blaze.

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